India e Visa Application  Avis 

I'd like to think I'm pretty internet savvy, designing a few websites, looking after hosting, etc, but this site is one of the worst I've ever used. It's like going back to the screen of death days(, those of you who can remember Windows 95!)
Bugs galore, certain browsers not liked. Top Tips: Clear your browser history in between sessions (once you've saved the application's first pages or so), especially if you're using more than one application. Make sure you save the first few application stages if you get that far as one mistake and it will wipe your data and then your back to square The passport photo has to be in PDF format, file size applies (also applies to the photo, which is easier in JPEG format) and even when you do complete it, the download of the actual visa is made almost cryptic. Right laugh!!

I wish i can give 0 star. worst experience filing the form. asked so many redundant question and website buggy. i tried so many times yet i couldnt finish it.

Worst nightmare!!
Ministry of Home Affairs should be embarrassed!
There is not transparency and accountability there was policy 72 h visa now it’s gone so taking forever.Customers Support is below expectation of minimal.They basically not bothered-Please be patient and wait .If anyone book a flight make sure you try get your visa 2 months before hand .30 days visa not really work this time.

Terrible. Terrible. Terrible website.
Crashes. Is ancient. Looks like a pile of c*ap.
Nothing good to say.

poorly written website with dreadful customer experience constantly timing out. how could the 5th largest economy in the world not be able to produce a functional e visa website? Embarassing.

Absolutely a joke of a service. No Visa on arrivals from the UK nor emergency visas. My grandfather passed away on Wednesday in India and I am the only one who missed out on his funeral today, still stranded in the UK with my bags packed. Applied for a evisa and sent numerous emails to request it to be fast tracked only to get emails back saying to wait till processing is over!!!! I'm still waiting at the moment. Shame on the Indian Visa system. I lost my chance to bid farewell to my grandfather!!!!

Very bad service. The visa process took more than what has been promised. I had to reschedule my business teavel which makes additional cost. I have been trying chasing through emails and calling them which never got through everytime. DONT TRAVEL TO INDIA IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO. WORST SERVICE EVER.

I have been trying to apply for an Indian e-visa for 6 days. After encountering all the problems with the website, I finally got the form submitted, only to receive a message stating that my passport PDF was unacceptable as it either didn’t download or was of unacceptable quality (message doesn’t say which)! I re-uploaded the passport and have received further messages saying that it is unacceptable and to re-upload the passport, however I am now unable to do so as a message is generated saying that the passport has been uploaded. I really don’t know where to go with this as the application is rejected if acceptable documents aren’t uploaded within 48 hours, but I can do no more. I have sent them 3 e-mails so far, with no response! This seems to be a case of ‘computer says….’ I’m an older lady and this is causing me so much stress and frustration. Any suggestions on where to go from here?

The website kept crashing while saving the forms. Applicant has to fill up the details again and again. I have spent more than 1 hour applying visa for two person. Process is still not over. Trying again and again. It's unbelievably bad experience.

I applied for an e-visa on 16th October 2025 and received an email confirming that my application was being processed. However, after 72 hours, I still had not received my visa. During this time, I repeatedly checked my status online and sent six to seven emails to the official query address, only to receive the same automated response each time: “Your application is in progress.”

Despite clearly marking my case as urgent—as I had a flight booked—there was no genuine support or communication from anyone. It was impossible to speak to a real person or get any meaningful update. The lack of response and transparency caused immense stress and anxiety, especially given the reason for my travel.

Due to this delay, I missed my flight and still have no visa. This trip was meant for my mother’s funeral ceremony in India, a deeply personal and emotional moment I will now miss because of this system’s failure and lack of care.

The ongoing uncertainty and inability to speak with anyone have left me no choice but to book a physical appointment, adding even more difficulty and distress to an already painful situation.

Worst visa application process and website I've ever come across. Website crashes all the time, and doesn't give option to go back a step to make changes. You have to go all the way to the end then click on "modify" but it crashes many times before you could go to the end. It's been a frustrating and exhausting experience.

Thai website is ridiculous it took a couple of days to apply because it kept crashing and not saving
You have to have a lot of patience to do this. On the plus side it was 10 times cheaper than ivisa.com.

Absolutely dreadful! It really doesn’t warrant a single star! The whole process was an absolute nightmare. The system is totally inadequate and full of glitches. It literally took hours and repeated attempts to access the website at varying times over several days. Very very stressful.

Complete joke. The government needs to invest some money and fix the website. It's enough to put you off going

Terrible . You need one day. I hope

"This company" and my review refers only to the official India government website for e visa applications. I have been through this process so many times over the last 40+ years but with this online form I have spent the whole of this week and tens of hours trying and every day it crashes on me, fails to Save and Continue and is so frustrating I am now going to be forced to use one of these agencies.

Worst website I have ever come across. Pages don’t load, all pages have errors, information is lost and had to retype everything all over again. It’s actually pathetic and a sad look for India.

I have attempted to use the official Indian Visa application website on line over 20 times now with no success.
As others have done too, I tried multiple browsers on various devices, and servers. This is the site linked to the U.K Government website so I wanted to be sure I went to an official link. The site crashes frequently, and does not always save all your data input, Eventually I was at the final stage with a pdf version of my passport under 300kb and still it will not accept and upload stating that the passport must be in pdf format. WHICH IT IS. Other sites seem to charge a lot of money. I do not know where to go now.

The website is so outdated, even when tried to upload images in the right format, i.e pdf or jpeg, it always ask to upload the right format. I tried multiple browsers and devices and every time there’s something new error. It’s a terrible website and a shame to have it as a countries face website.

appalling. timed out 22 times. what a dreadful first impression of India